A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.